Forsterite vs. High-alumina Refractory
Both forsterite and high-alumina refractory are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is forsterite and the bottom bar is high-alumina refractory.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 3.1 | |
| 2.1 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 160 | |
| 28 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 800 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.7 to 3.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.94 to 1.3 | |
| 0.87 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 4.3 |